Mexico 2-0 South Africa: Raining red cards as co-hosts kick off World Cup with a win
Three players were sent off - two in controversial fashion - in an entertaining opening game
Three red cards in World Cup opening game - why were South Africa and Mexico players sent off?
A record-breaking number of red cards put a controversial spin on the opening game
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World Cup 2026 standings: Latest results from the group stage
Which teams will reach the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup and who is heading home early?
Three red cards in the World Cup’s opening game – why were the players sent off?
Bafana Bafana had two men sent off and Mexico another as the World Cup kicked off with a bang
England’s Harry Kane relishing ‘best opportunity in my career’ to win the World Cup
Kane also revealed how he is ready for the responsibility of scoring the majority of England’s goals
Mexico kick-start party in win over South Africa in World Cup 2026 opener with three red cards
Co-hosts Mexico had too much for South Africa, with Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scoring, and Bafana Bafana duo Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane sent off alongside El Tri’s Cesar Montes
Raúl Jiménez seals Mexico’s win against nine-man South Africa in World Cup opener
Was that it, then? Was Sphephelo Sithole being caught in possession nine minutes into the opening game, Julián Quiñones running on to lash the ball through Ronwen Williams’s legs, was that when the football took over, the moment when concerns over the aggression of the major co-host faded away and the world got on with celebrating the great festival of …
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England's ring of steel: Anti-terror barriers, police and a no-fly zone at England's World Cup hotel - with Harry Kane and Co set to get armed escort for 20-minute journey to training
Daily Mail Sport has visited The Inn at Meadowbrook in Kansas City, where Thomas Tuchel and his Three Lions will be based for the tournament.
JEFF POWELL: This was the loudest atmosphere I've ever heard at a World Cup - and I've covered THIRTEEN of them… England will be up against it if they end up here
JEFF POWELL: If the anti-government protests raging across this city were meant to capture the eye of the entire world by keeping the vast Estadio Azteca empty, then it failed spectacularly.
Raul Jimenez breaks down in tears after veteran Mexico star, 35, completed remarkable turnaround from life-threatening head injury to score at the World Cup
The 35-year-old, who was wearing a special protective headband during the World Cup's opening match between Mexico and South Africa, was overcome with emotion in the second half,
World Cup fever erupts in Mexico: Co-hosts win chaotic opening game against South Africa with THREE red cards - while Raul Jimenez etches his name in Azteca's rich history with emotional goal
For all the strife, greed, grift and grandstanding that has pockmarked the build-up to this tournament, the 2026 World Cup began with a blessing in the Azteca Stadium.
Man Utd may get free run at Elliot Anderson transfer as Man City respond to £120m request
Manchester City have had a second offer of £120m for Elliot Anderson rejected by Nottingham Forest.
Lewis Hall to Man Utd truth as Newcastle respond to 'transfer request'
Reports have emerged of a bust-up between Lewis Hall and Newcastle boss Eddie Howe.
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London Stadium and West Ham women's team not aware of Sullivan contact ban
The owner of West Ham United's home has raised concerns it was not told about safeguarding restrictions.
Newcastle's Hall keen on Man Utd switch - Friday's gossip
Manchester United keen on wantaway Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, Spanish giants close in on Bernardo Silva, Real Madrid target Manchester City's Josko Gvardiol
Phil Mickelson ‘kicked out of golf club’ amid allegations of unwanted physical contact with female employee
Phil Mickelson has reportedly been kicked out of a California golf club
World Cup hydration breaks are a lucrative opportunity for broadcasters
FIFA has mandated three-minute hydration breaks in each half of all 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup across the US, Mexico, and Canada, citing player welfare due to anticipated hot weather, marking a first for the tournament.
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Liverpool star Wataru Endo announces international retirement after being ruled out of World Cup
Wataru Endo has called time on his international career
Can you still get World Cup tickets? Here’s where prices and availability stand
The World Cup starts Thursday, and FIFA is charging record prices at the 11 stadiums in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada
Iran’s World Cup camp in Tijuana unfolds under armed guard and political shadow
An improvised base in Mexico has become Team Melli’s unlikely World Cup home as security fears, visa disputes and political divisions shape their tournamentOpen-top trucks patrolled the surrounding roads outside the Estadio Caliente today, mounted by men in helmets and masks and wielding machine guns. They pass by the main entrance every few hours, …